Margaret Dechman, Cape Breton University

Research

Community-Based Research Determinants Of Health Harm Reduction Health Promotion Hiv/Aids Knowledge Translation And Exchange People Who Use Injection Drugs Public Health

Latest papers

Safety and danger: Perceptions of the implementation of harm reduction programs in two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Health & social care in the community · 2022

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Preventing the spread of HIV: The critical role of addiction treatment services
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$444,073
Supporting and maintaining Natural Helper Models for needle exchange in Atlantic Canada: Building a pan-Atlantic collaborative
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Safety and danger: Perceptions of the implementation of harm reduction programs in two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Jackson LA, Dechman M, Mathias H, Gahagan J, Morrison K

Health & social care in the community2022

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13409 PMID: 34060676

Preventing the spread of HIV: The critical role of addiction treatment services

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General

Principal investigators: Jackson, Lois A; MacIsaac, Cynthia P

Keywords: Addiction Treatment Services; Barriers To Services; Community-Based Research; Facilitators To Services; Harm Reduction; Hiv/Aids Prevention; People Who Use Drugs

$444,073

Supporting and maintaining Natural Helper Models for needle exchange in Atlantic Canada: Building a pan-Atlantic collaborative

Nominated PICIHR2012Planning Grants

Principal investigators: Dechman, Margaret K; Keough, Francine A; Porter, Christine; Kirkland, Susan A

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Determinants Of Health; Harm Reduction; Health Promotion; Hiv/Aids; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; People Who Use Injection Drugs; Public Health; Rural Studies; University-Community Collaboration

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Anthropology and Sociology
Health and Human Performance
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Jacqueline Gahagan

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Jacqueline Gahagan

Health and Human Performance

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Based Research Dear Professor Dechman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Safety and danger: Perceptions of the implementation of harm reduction programs in two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]